Cora Faith Walker
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 74th district
In office
January 4, 2017 – July 29, 2019
Preceded bySharon Pace
Succeeded byMichael Person
Personal details
Born
Cora Faith Drew

November 5, 1984
St. Louis, Missouri
Died (aged 37)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseTim Walker
EducationWashington University in St. Louis (BA, MPH)
Saint Louis University (JD)

Cora Faith Walker (née Drew;[1] November 5, 1984[2][3] – March 11, 2022) was an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 74th district from January 2017 to July 2019.[4] On July 29, 2019, Walker resigned from the Missouri House of Representatives and became the policy director for St. Louis County executive Sam Page.[5][6]

Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Washington University in St. Louis,[7] a Master of Public Health from Washington University's George Warren Brown School of Social Work and a Juris Doctor and health law certificate from the Saint Louis University School of Law.[8][9]

Walker lived in Ferguson, Missouri. On March 11, 2022, Walker collapsed at a hotel in St. Louis, where she had attended a birthday party for Mayor Tishaura Jones.[10][11] She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, aged 37.[12] The cause of death was determined to have been non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Cora Walker Obituary (2022) - Saint Louis, MO - St. Louis Post-Dispatch". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cora Faith Walker Foundation Created for Health Equity | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "6907". stlouisco.civicweb.net. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cora Walker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Qin, Jiaoran (July 30, 2019). "State representative resigns to take job in St. Louis County". NBC 8 - KOMU. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Missouri lawmaker resigns for St. Louis County policy job". Fox 2 - KTVI. July 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ American, Dawn Suggs | The St Louis. "Brilliant servant leader Cora Faith Walker dies at 37". St. Louis American. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "What No One Could've Predicted". www.slu.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Walker will leverage public health background in Missouri House | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Byers, Christine (April 27, 2022). "Former Missouri Representative Cora Faith Walker died of heart condition, St. Louis medical examiner rules". KDSK. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Byers, Christine (March 14, 2022). "Autopsy performed on top aide to St. Louis County executive who died unexpectedly at 37". KDSK TV. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Byers, Christine; Kuerth, Jacob; Vawter, Hayley (March 21, 2022). "Preliminary toxicology report following sudden death of Cora Faith Walker negative for drugs". KSDK News. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

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